Device for applying oil or other liquid to thread



June 24,

c. E. COLEMAN DEVICE FOR APPLYING OIL OR OTHER LIQUID TO THREAD I: //vVE/ vrp/ I c fw- EQQMQM Filed June 18, 1925 Patented June 24, 1930 NiTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE CLARENCE E. COLEMAN, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO DU PONT RAYON COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, -N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE DEVICE FOR APPLYING OIL OR OTHER LIQUID TO THREADv Application filed June 18, 1925. SerialNo. 37,990.

material while the same is being wound on a spool or other support.

In winding a thread-of rayon or other fibrous material on a spool or other support to form a package or roll ready for the market, it is necessary for certain purposes to add a quantity of oil to the thread. In oiling devices as heretofore constructed, a defitity of thread on the support built up and i nite quantity of oil was supplied to the thread, said .oil being picked up by the thread as it passed to the spool or other support. Since the'spool or support in machines of this kind was rotatedat a definite speed of rotation during the entire winding operation, it was obvious that as the quanincreased the diameter of the package or mass, the speed of the thread increased proportionately. In oiling devices heretofore used, an increased quantity of oil has not been successfully supplied to the thread when the same moved at a higher rate of speed. This resulted inan unequal oiling of the thread. the inner portions of the package receiving a greater uantity of oil than the outer portions thereof,

An object of this invention is to provide a liquid applying device of improved construction which compensates for the speed of the.threa"d in such a manner as to supply the liquid to a greater or longer stretch of thread when it travels at a higher rate of speed.

. Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which is entirely automatic in its operation whereby no attention is required to render the compensating feature of the device operative.

An additional object of this invention is to improve the construction of devices of this kind in the other respects hereinafter specified.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary, longitudinal, sectional view of an oiling mechanism of a winding machine showing my improved compensating oiling device applied thereto.

other fibrous material which is bein from a spool or mass Z. The spindle 10 Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, transverse, sectional view on'line 22, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a rotary oil applying member detached from the machine.

Figs.4- and 5am transverse sections on lines 44 and 55, respectively, of Fig. 1.

Fig.6 isa detailed fragmentary, planview of a portion of the mechanism for effecting longitudinal movement of. the oil applying roller.

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the forked member which effects'longitudinal adjustment of the rotary oil applying member.

Referring to the drawings wherein like reference numerals and characters designate like parts, the reference numeral 10 represents spindles which are adapted to be rotated in any suitable or desired manner, and on which supports, cores or spools X' are adapted to be mounted. These supports, cores or spools are commonly made of paper and conical or cylindrical in shape to adapt the same to readily cooperate with knitting and weaving machines. The reference character Y represents the thread of rayon or wound may be mounted on an upright frame member 11 of the machine. Disposed beneath and/or in the path of travel of the thread Y is a trough or container 12 for the oil or other liquidto be applied to the thread.

The machine is provided with any usual or suitable mechanism for moving the thread Y back and forth lengthwise, of the support or core X to form a substantial frustoconical or cylindrical mass or package of thread thereon; In the drawings I have illustrated a portion 15 of'the thread guide mechanism commonly used in connection with machines of this kind. This thread guide mechanism is mounted on 'a traverse frame or support 16 which is pivoted at 17 .to the frame member 11, and includes a traverse frame counterweight 18 for holding the mechanism 15 in engagement with the outer face of the mass or body of thread on the support or spool X. The thread passes from asupply drum or spool Z through suitable thread guide devices 20 and 21 of usual construction arranged on the oil trough or reservoir 12, see Fig. 2. The thread then passes through a guide 22, arranged above the oil reservoir, from which the thread passes through the tension device indicated generally by the reference numeral 24, and which is also of usual construction, and serves to apply the necessary tension to the thread to enable the same to be uniformly wound on the core or spool X. Another thread guide 25 is arranged above the tension device 24. The thread guides 22 and 25 and the tension device 24 are supported from the frame member 11 by means of a bracket 26. The counterweight 18 maintains the thread guide mechanism 15 in contact with the outer or peripheral surface of the mass or body of thread wound on the core or support X, and as the thread builds up on the core or support, the traverseframe swings about its pivot 17 two different positions of the traverse frame being shown in Fig. 1. All of the parts so'far described have heretofore been used in connection with winding machines and of themselves constitute no part of this invention.

The oiling or wetting of the thread preferably, but not necessarily, takes place intermittently, the excess oil from the oiled portions of the thread which was oiled by contact with the wiper is thereby deposited on the various tensions and guide members. The portion of the thread which does not contact with the wiper receives oil from these members so that a substantially uniform oiling of the thread takes place. In accordance with my improved device, the

. lengths of contact or intervals of time during which oil or liquid is applied to the thread is increased as the speed of the thread increases, with the result that after engaging the various guides and tension member approximately the same quantity of oil is applied to any given length of thread at all times during the winding of the thread. In order to accomplish this 1 result, a number of different mechanisms may be used, the one shown in the drawings by way of an example embodying one form of my invention including a rotary oiling or wiper member 30, one of these members being employed in connection with each-thread. This rotary member is mounted on a-driven shaft 31, and is provided with one or more peripheral wiping portions 32 which are adapted to dip into the oil during the rotation ofthe oiling member, and also to contact at.intervals with the thread and wipe the oil on the thread, two of these peripheral portions being shown in the construction illustrated. .Each peripheral portion 32 has an arcuate outer surface" substantially concentric with the axis of rotation, of the shaft '31. These arcuate surfaces may be connected to the hub portion 33 of the rotary member in any suitable manner, for example, by means of radially extending webs or arms 34. The hub portion 33 of the rotary oiling member is rotatably and slidably mounted on the shaft 31 whereby the rotary member may be moved lengthwise of the shaft. In the particular construction shown for this purpose, the shaft 31 is provided with a keyway or groove 36, and the rotary member is provided with a key or finger 37, see Fig. 2, removably secured thereto, and adapted to extend into the keyway 36.

The arc-shaped wiper faces 32 of the rotary oiling member are substantially wedgeshaped, or in other words, the faces 32 are provided with converging sides. The thread is guided by means of the thread guides 21 and 22 whereby it will touch the peripheral portions of the oiling members at intervals during the rotation of the oiling member. By making these peripheral portions 32 of wedgeshape, or with converging sides, it will be obvious that the arc of the oiling surfaces 32 which contacts with the thread when the thread is guided as shown at the left side of Fig. 1, is much greater than when the thread 1s guided as shown at the rightside of Fig. 1. The shaft 31 may be driven in any suitable manner,

for example by means of a cone pulley 39 which makes it. possible to vary the speed of the shaft. The variation in speed of the shaft controls the number of times per interval of time that the wiping surfaces contact with the thread,"and thus control the quantity of oil supplied to thethread. The rotation of the shaft 31 is preferably in the direction indicated by the arrows in Figs. 2, 4 and 5.

Mechanism is provided whereby the oiling members 30 may be moved relatively to the thread in accordance with the diameter of the mass or body of thread which has been woundupon the spool or support X. In the particular construction shown for this-purpose, a rod or connecting link 40 is provided, one end of which is pivotally connected to the counterweight 18, and the other end of which terminates in a fork 41 which is adapted to enter into an annular groove 42 formed in the hub portion of the oiling member 30. The forked member 41 in the particular construction shown, is provided with a laterally extending arm 43 entering into a hole or hearing in a lug or 17, due to the contact ofthe-thread guiding I device withthe outer surface of the mass or body ofthread on the support or spool X.

- The movement of the traverse frame is communicated to the oiling member by' the link 40 so that this member moves lengthwise of the shaft 31 to present different portions of the oiling surface 32 thereof to the thread passing to the spool or support X.,

'By arranging the-pin 48 in different holes 47, the amount of movement imparted to I the oiling member may be varied. It will be obvious that when the winding of the thread on the spool or support X is beginning,'the thread will be moving at a relatively slow speed, and will consequently contact with V the portions of the wedge-shaped faces 32 nearest to the apex of the wedge, so that the thread will contact with the oiled outer surface of the oiling member for acomparatively small portion of the rotation of these members, it being understood, of course, that the oiling members 30 and shaftBlare ro: tated at a substantially constantlspeed. As the speed of the thread increases, the movement of the mechanism is such that the thread will contact. with the wedge-shaped faces .32at a greater distancefrom the apex I thereof so that the arc of contact will be greater, and consequenty the thread will contact with the oiling member through a relasurfaces of the members 30 are practically; portions of a cylinder and it will be obvitively greater length or stretch. The oiling ous that the thread, when contacting with the smaller or narrower portions of the cylinders, as shown in Fig. 4, will be in contact with the oiling surface for a much smaller length or stretch than when contacting with wider portions ofthe cylinders, as shown in Fig. 5. By means of this construction in eluding guiding and tensioning' devices a uniform oiling of the thread is insured and the operation of the mechanism is entirely automatic.

It will, of course, be understoodthat liq-- uids other than oil may be applied to the thread by means of the mechanism described.

I claim as my invention v 1. In a winding. machine havinga rotary support operating at an approximately constant speed of rotation and on which a thread is wound, the combination of a de-* vice having a surface with which the thread contactsat intervals in passing to said. sup-' port increases. r

port andwhich is wetted to supply liquid to said thread, said surface varying in width from one end thereof to the other, and means for passing said thread over portions of said surface of greater width as the diameter of the mass of thread on said rotary support increases. I

2. In a winding machine having a rotary support onwhich a thread is. wound, the

combination of a rotary member having a wetted surface with which the thread is adapted to contact, said surface having a smaller are at one.end thereof than at the other end, a traverse frame which is moved into different positionsdepending upon the diameter of themass of thread on said rotary support, and means connecting said traverse frame and said rotary member to move the same to-increase the arc of contact of said thread with said member approximately in proportion to the increasein diameter of said mass of thread.

3. A thread oiling device including a rotary member having a peripheral face wider at one end than at the other, means for ro tating said member to cause said face to alternately dip into a supply of oil and to contact with the thread, a support on which the thread is wound, and means actuated in accordance with the diameter of the mass of thread on said support to move said rotary member endwise to cause wider por tions of said peripheral face to engage with the thread as creases. n

4. In awinding machine having a rothediameter of said mass in- .tary support on which thread is wound and a traverse frame engaging the peripheral.

portions of the mass .of thread wound on said rotary support, the combination of a rotary member having an, outer surface of varying width adapted to alternately dip into a supply of liquid and-.to contact with said thread, said rotary member being movable in the direction-of its length, and a connection between said traverse frame and sald rotary member which positions said member I in accordancewith the diameter of the mass of thread 1 on said rotary support, whereby;

the width of the surface with which said thread engages varies in accordance with.

the diameter of the mass of thread on said support.

5. In a winding machine, the combination of a rotary support on which a thread is wound and operating at a substantially constant speed of rotation, a rotary wiper member adapted to dip into liquid and toy wipe the thread to impart liquid thereto, the

wiping surface of saidmember varying in width, and means for SllbJGCtlIlg the thread to the action of portions of the wiper mem-- berof greater width asthe diameter of the mass of thread wound on said rotary supg entially out of contact with the thread dur-.

6. In a winding machine, the combination of a rotary support on which a' thread is wound and operating at a substantially constant speed of rotation, a rotary member having an arcuate wiper portion adapted to dip intojliquid and to wipe liquid on the thread, said wiper portion having sides converging toward an end thereof, a shaft on which said rotary member is mounted and on which said member is movable lengthwise, and means for moving said member lengthwise of said shaft in accordance with the diameter of the mass of thread on said rotary support, whereby the thread will contact with portions of said wiper surface of greater width as said diameter increases.

7. In a winding machine, the combination of a rotary support on which a thread is wound and operating at a' substantially constant speed of rotation, a rotary wiper member adapted to dip into liquid and to wipe the thread to impart liquid thereto, the

wiping surface of said member varying in' width, means for subjecting the thread to the action of portions of the wiper member of greater width as the diameter of the-mass of thread wound on said rotary support increases, and means for varying the rate of speed of said wiper members to determine the quantity of liquid supplied to the thread so as to apply a substantially uniform quantity of liquid to the thread regardless of the speed.

8. In a winding machine having'a rotary support operating at an approximately constant speed of rotation and on which a thread is wound, the combination of a rotary contact member having a peripheral surface which dips at intervals into a supply of liquid and which contacts at intervals with the thread passing to said rotary support, said surface having sides which converge toward one end thereof to form a surface of varying width, a shaft on which said rotary cont-act member ismounted and on which said member is movable lengthwise, an arm adapted to swing about a fixed pivot and having one end thereof contacting with the outer face of, the mass of thread wound on said rotary support, and a link. connect-- ing with the other end of said arm and with "said rotary member to-move said rotary member lengthwise of said shaft in a direction to cause the thread to engage with portions of said surface of less width when the diameter of said mass of thread is small, and with portions of said surface of greater width as the diameter of said mass increases.

9. In a winding machine having a rotary support on which a threadis wound, a rotary device having an are shaped and wedge shaped peripheral surface which alternately dips into liquid and contacts with the thread, said peripheral surface moving circumfering portions of the rotation thereof, and means for moving said rotary device relati vely to the path of movement of the thread to vary the stretches during which the thread contacts with the periphery V of said rotary device.

10. In a device for applying liquid to a thread in which a thread is given varying linear travel by being wound upon a rotating form, a rotary wiper member having a contact surface varying in width progressively in a direction along the axis of rotation of said member and engageable by its rotation intermittently with the linearly vary automatically with variations in the thread wound upon said form.

11. In 'a device for applying liquid to a thread in which a thread is given varying linear travel by being wound upon a rotating fgrm, a rotary wiper member having acontact surface varying in width progressively in a direction along the axis of rotation of said member and engageable by its rotation intermittently with the linearly traveling thread, andmeans for causing axial movement of said member to cause contact of said thread with portions of said contact surface of,different widths, and in turn controlled by the thread wound on said form, whereby the duration of contact of the thread with said member will be varied ice with variations in the winding of the Lthread upon said form. r 12. A device for applying liquid to a thread in which the thread is given varied linear travel by being wou'nd upon a rotating form, a rotary wiper member having a contact surface varying in width measured along the axis of rotation of said member, a pan containing liquid for transfer tosaid thread, into the liquid of which said surface dips during rotation of said member,

means for guiding said thread across the arc. of rotation of said contact surface, whereby said surface will engage with said thread at each rotation, the thread being 7 free of the member during the remainder of the rotation, whereby said wiper member will engage said'thread intermittently and transfer liquid thereto at each engagement during the linear travel ofthe. thread across the arc of rotation of said surface, a bobbin on which thethread is wound successively in superposed layers of increasing diameters,

an arm engaging with said layers and shifted therebyas the layers are built up, and a link connected between said wiper member and said :arm, whereby as the layer is built up on said bobbin, said arm and link will be operated to shift said wiper member end-- wise and vary the peripheral length of said surface which engages the thread at each rotation of said contact surface, whereby said surface will engage with said thread at each'rotation, the thread being free of the member during the remainder of the rotation, whereby saidwiper member will engage said thread intermittently and transfer liquid thereto at each engagement during the" lineartravel of the thread across the arc of rotation of said surface, a bobbin on which the thread is wound successively in superposed layers of increaslng diameters, an arm engaging with said layers and shifted -there-.

"rotation, one wiper member for each thread, each wlper memberhaving a liquid bearing by as the layer is built up, and a link connected between said wiper member and said; arm, hereby as the layers are built up on said bobbin, said arm and link will-be operated to shift said Wiper member endwise and vary the peripheral length of said surface-which engages the thread'at each contact therewith, said link being adapted to be connected to said arm at various points thereon, whereby the extent of endwise movement of said member through the action of said arm may be varied. I

14. A device for applying liquid to thread in which threads are given varied linear travel by being wound upon rotating forms in successivelayers in increasing diameters,

a plurality of wiper members mounted for contact surface intermittently engageablev with said thread during the linear travel of the threadand rotation of said member, and means associated with each wiper mem-' her and related thread for causing relative movement between them in a manner to vary the duration of linear travel of the thread on its associated wiper member independently of the other wiper members and threads, whereby the liquid may be applied to the thread over greater stretches .0 thread while in contact with the con-= tact surface of said wiper member with increase in the rate of. linear travel of the thread.

15. An apparatus for applying a said surface, and means'toeifeet a relative movementbetween. said thread and rotary member whereby the thread engages a wider surface of said rotating member when the speed of-the thread increases. 4

16. An apparatus for applying a liquid to a traveling thread having a varying increasing speed comprising arotary member one end thereof, means to supply a liquid to said surface, and means to move said member transversely of said thread to present having a surface which converges forward wider surfaces thereof as the speed of the thread increases. y

a 17. An apparatus for applying a liquid to a traveling thread comprising a rotary member having 'a plurality of' arc-shaped wiper faces, said faces havin sides converging toward one end thereo and means to supply a liquid to said faces. Y

18. n apparatus for applying a liquid to a traveling thread comprising a rotating member having a, surface. which converges' toward one end thereof, means to apply the liquid to said surface, and means for effecting the relative displacement of said thread and said rotating member.

19; An apparatus for applying a liquid to a traveling thread comprising a rotatingmember having a plurality. of surfaces which converge toward one end thereof and means for applying a liquid to said sur aces. 20. In an apparatus for applyinga liquid to a strand having aprogressively increas-' ing speed which comprises a member having aprogressively varying surface, means for applym liquid to said varying surface, and means or lmparting the liquid from said surface to thes'trand in quantities in accordance with the variation in the speed of the strand.

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21. In an apparatus for applying a liquid to a strand having. a progressively increas; ing speed which comprises a member having a surface which contacts with said strand, said member having a progressively varyin surface, means for applying liquid to sald varying surface'and means for e 'ecting a relative movement between said strand and said member in accordance, with the variation in the speed of the strand. I

' CLARENCE E. COLEMAN.

liquid to i a traveling thread having a vary ng mcreasing speed comprising a rotary member hav mg a surface wh1ch converges toward one end thereof, means vto supply a liquid to i Y iao 

